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BYRON witEsEnlTH @Sven Wimmer. ,or Monnier/111m PsNnsYLvANlA- Specioation of Letters Patent. Patgnted an, 4, 1910. Application tiled March 12,y 1909.4 Serial No. 482,885. To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that we, BYRON W. MERE- Dnrr and OSCAR WInDMAN, citizensot the United States, residing at Morrls'vilic, 'tl' on and corresponding in width and to the strips E..

As will be .readily understood by refer,-l ence to Fig. 3, the ends of the springsD are interposed between the strips E and the face of the rim B, and the spring ends, lthe strips E and the/bumpers or shock-resisters F are connected together through the medium of screws G, the heads of which are interposed between the spring ends and the face of the length have invented new and useful Improvements tin Tires, specication. A y

ur invention pertains to tires for automobile and other wheels, and contemplates the provision of a light, puncture-prooand hlghly resilient tire, and' one that 1s capable nun, and hence cannot work loose.. lt will of bearinggreat weight land withstandin also be observed by referring to Fig. 3 that severe shocks, and so v.constructed that the outer or bow portions of the Springs are when its cover or shoe is worn, the same may be readily reinovedand as readily replaced with a new cover or shoe.

Qther objects and advantageous features of the lnvention will be. fully understood lconnected by a thin circumferential or tread strip of meta H, riveted or otherwise connected thereto, as indicated b strip H holds th ,together as well y hereinafter described, between the springs. By compat-isolani Figsg 2 and'f itv will .fitrther be observed that the springs are eurved two ways `at the tread. his 1s materially ladrantag'eous, inasmuch as it tends to stiften and strengthen the Springs at that pointt will be gathered frornthe fore that the pluralitly of springs D form w virtually a resi ient tu'be.` 'This tube -conf stitutes 4the chief 'feature ofour invention since it serves the same pur ose as the intlatable tube ofa pneumatici) stronger 'and more durable. and

w en the same are read-.in connection with the drawil gs, accbmpanying and forming part of this specification, in which:

igure l is a side elevation of half ofv a wheel equipped with the tire censtituting the best practical embodiment of our invenwe are cognizant. an enlarged, longitudinal-central. taken through a portion of the' tire. Fi 3 is a transverse section of the tire, and: lgig. 4 is a sectional perspective view o`f a" slightly modified form of cover or shoe that' may be used whendeemed expedient. f" i Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings, referring to which:

is a wheel felly, and B is a rim prefera othermetal, which It will also .be gathered from the fore oing and we desire it distinctly understoo i p and described may be used Y known clencher 'or any other type of tire to preferably of wood, ly of aluminum -or `which it is ada table.

As their -na e `impliesthe bumpers or posed at the inner side of shock resistersF serve to prevent crushing said rim Bis provided with side, undercut anges a and with side concavities or depressions b, and its face c is of concave form v 1n cross-section and is channeled, as indi-v ;atecll by d, for purposes hereinafter set ort v D D are the springs of the tire, preferably of thin steel and as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

are segmental strips of metal which weight is placed on the wheel or the samel 1s subjected tosevere shock.

I is the cover or one piece of some material. cover is jaws m adapted to catch under the anges a he cover is also provided in its edges, at .intervals of its length, with hese notches are for the which are are spaced apart the rim B to receive the ends of the screws C'by which the segmental strips are held to e rim and felly, and F F are bumpers or which the stretching rings K are connected to the rim B. he stretching'rings ar jso denominated because they serve when he 1 shock resisters, preferably of wood, arranged v oing i. at .1s

ire, and yet is n seV o the sprxngsD when anv extraordinar l* `loo shoe which isiormed in i liable or other suitable' provided with:

the sides of the cover into the side depressions or concavities b of the rim and in that yay stretch or draw the cover taut over the springs D. This stretching of the cover gives the tire the appearance of the conven tional automobile tire and at the Sametime tightly seals the cover so that no water ory dust or other substance can gain access to and deteriorate the springs.

It will be' readily understood from the foregoing that when necessity demands the cover or shoe I may'be quickly and easily removed and replaced with ,af-new cover` Without impairing or affecting the other parts of the tire.

The modified cover I2 of Fig. 4 is similar to the cover Lfwith the exception that its jaws m2 are stitfened and strengthened by strips of metal 'n and have outwardly eX- tending flanges m4 adapted to rest against the inner edges of the stretching ,rings K.

As before stated the construction herein shown and described constitutes the best practical embodiment of our'iinvention of which we are aware, but it is lobvious that in the future practice of the invention such changes or modifications may be made as'do not epart from the spirit of our invention as claimed'.

Having described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters-Pat 1. In a tire, the combination of a rim, segmental clamping strips connected thereto,

spaced metallic springs, of su ertiaiiy eirciilanform, having their ends interposed between the clamping strips and the rim, a circumferential or tread strip the bow portions of the springs, segmental bumpers arranged in the inner portions of the metallic springs, and screws eerineetiag the ends of the springs, the clamping strips.,

and the bumpers together.

-- i rias@ into the segmental bumpers, in the order named, and having their heads interposed between the periphery of the rim and the ends of the sprlngs, for the purpose set forth.

In -testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

'BYRON W. MEREDITH. OSCAR WILDMAN.V

Witnesses:

RoXANA L. Bonn, ANNA E. M. 150m).`

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